Level Two Recap
Jun 25, '07
The second level of play has ended for the day and the players are now on a 15 minute break. There are some new faces in the field as Men "The Master" Nguyen, Stuey Paterson, A.J. Kelsall and Young Phan alternated into the tournament.
As the field begins to thin and tables are breaking, a few interesting tables have been formed. At table 93 the players on the left side of the table have to deal with Lee Watkinson in seat seven, Johnny Chan in seat eight and Marcel Luske in seat nine. Not far away, table 100 is home to Layne Flack, David Levi and Ross Boatman.
Jeff Madsen has built his stack up to over $13,000 in the first two levels. Madsen got the majority of his chips in the following hand. The player in seat five raised to $450 from middle position and the small blind called. Madsen thought for a minute and called from the big blind. The flop came 9
6
5 and the small blind checked. Madsen checked and the player in seat five called out, "pot." The bet was just under $2,000 and the player in the small blind repotted all in for $2,150. Madsen called and the player in seat five called as well. The turn was the J and Madsen and his opponent in the five seat both checked. The river was the 10 disqualifying any low, and again both players checked. The player in seat five turned up A A 3
2, the small blind showed A 7 4
3 for the missed straight and Madsen turned up 4 4 3 2 for the club flush and took down the pot.
Young Dutchman Peter Dalhuijsen is the chip leader on $26,500. He said of the players at his table, 'They keep making the same mistake so it's very easy. ' Read his Pro Blog exclusively at CardPlayer.com to find out what that mistake is!
Player Tags: Young Phan, David Levi, Men Nguyen, Ross Boatman, Layne Flack, Johnny Chan, Marcel Luske, Andrew Kelsall, Stuart Paterson, Jeff Madsen
Dinner Break
Jun 26, '07
The 36 remaining players are now on dinner break until 9 p.m. and tournament officials are racing on off the $500 chips as the players exit the tournament area. Notables still in the field include A.J. Kelsall, Mike Sexton, Chad Brown and Tony G. Table 41 has emerged as the most stacked of the final four tables. William Chen, A.J. Kelsall, Chad Brown and George Danzer are all sharing the felt at this table. Come back to
CardPlayer.com following the dinner break to see who makes it to the final table.
Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Mike Sexton, Andrew Kelsall, George Danzer
Bubble Bursts
Jun 26, '07
The announcement came at 72 players that hand for hand play would begin with 64 players remaining. The bubble was uneventful however, as the 65th and 64th finishers busted out simultaneously and hand for hand play never even began. The players are now on a short 15 minute break while tournament officials color off the $100 chips. When the players return level 11 will begin with blinds of $1,000-$2,000.
A.J. Kelsall has been doing his best with a short stack and as the bubble approached he picked his spot. Kelsall bet out $4,800 preflop from the small blind and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came J
6
3
and Kelsall and his opponent started a raising war that ended with Kelsall making a pot size pot for all his chips of approximately $25,000. The player in the big blind called and showed his cards. Kelsall pushed with A
K
5
2
and his opponent called with A
A
J
6
. The turn brought the 2
for Kelsall and the river was the 9
. Kelsall scooped the pot with the ace high flush and his opponent couldn't make a low. Kelsall was up to $60,000 after the hand. Kelsall commented that this event is the first time he has played pot limit omaha. He was supposed play in today's $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em event but entered in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha eight-or-better yesterday to avoid losing money playing craps with his friend.
Jeff Madsen made an early exit from the tournament area even though he still had chips sitting in front of him. With the board showing 10
8
6
the player in seat six made a pot sized bet of $7,500. The seven seat folded and Madsen called. The player in seat four reraised all in and the player in seat six got out of the way. Madsen counted out the necessary chips and called. Madsen flipped up K
10
10
9
for top set and the player in seat four showed A
K
4
2
. The turn was the 3
and the river was the 7
giving the player in seat four a runner runner flush. Madsen had no low and got up from the table so fast that all of his remaining chips fell over into a pile. Madsen exited the tournament area and hasn't been seen since.
Marcel Luske had been playing aggressive all afternoon, constantly raising and reraising the players at his table to pick up the blinds and easy money. Chad Brown waited patiently to put a move on Luske and did so right as the bubble drew near. Brown bet out $3,800 before the flop and Luske called. The flop came J
8
6
and Brown made it $8,000 to go. Luske called instantly and the flop came 4
. Brown checked and Luske pushed the rest of his chips into the middle. Brown instantly called and had Luske covered. Luske turned over Q
Q
7
2
and Brown had him dominated with A
A
7
3
. The 10
came on the river disqualifying any low and Brown took down the massive pot and eliminated Luske out of the money.
Player Tags: Marcel Luske, Andrew Kelsall, Jeff Madsen
